Parking those pedals!

Seeing more and more bicycles riding brings some to wonder? Where's a good place to lock up your bike?!

Glad you asked. Over the last several years a few of us have tried to update a list of 90 plus bicycle racks that exist in Topeka. Here's a link:http://goo.gl/maps/qiQWY To qualify that there are quite a few of those that are at school buildings or facilities, but it's very important that children grow up with daily activity and active transportation built into their lives! With the different fun rides (monthly taco rides, Pizagel's rides, spontaneous rides popping up on Bike Topeka) taking folks all over town, where would you like to see more bike parking? Kansas Avenue is set to have bike parking on each block if I recall correctly. The Topeka Community Cycle Project has a program where it utilizes the fabrication skills of the Kansas Correctional Industries as well as Washburn Tech to create affordable, locally made bicycle racks at 1/3 to 1/2 the cost of any bicycle racks that are available in supply catalogs. The idea is that store owners and property managers might be more likely to invest in a bicycle rack that's both affordable and supporting the local economy by being built here locally. This is in addition to the documented advantages of providing bicycle parking and the potential to multply parking space potential by offering safe and secure bicycle racks. If you're interested in purchasing a rack or have someone you'd like to share this idea with so they can purchase a rack, check out this link! http://cycleproject.org/bike-rack/ Where do you ride? Or better yet, where would you ride if there was a safe, spot to park? Parking outdoors is good for during the day or while visiting a restaurant or store. Overnight, it's always probably a better idea to find a place at home indoors to store the bike. This way you greatly minimize the risk of having your favorite two wheeled contraption getting stolen! I'll share some basic tips on locking your bike up in a later post, but for now keep rolling (on 2 wheels) Topeka!